"Chocolat" Stout? Anyone add hot peppers to Choc Stout?

Gordie · 11-06-2008, 06:29 PM

Anyone try this?

I'm about to mate a chocolate stout to a chili beer or just add some cayenne and get that chocolate/heat thing happening for Chirstmas.

Any thoughts on getting a chili heat into the brew?

Gordie

TeleTwanger · 11-06-2008, 07:13 PM

sounds great...Chocolate and hot peppers is an awesomely weird great combo! I eat those chocolate bars with jalapenos all the time but most cringe when I ask if they want a bite lol.

I never did it but one way to get heat is to chop up a few peppers, boil them in 2 cups water and strain the peppers from the tea and add them with primer during bottling. (This is taken from the 2005 Gold Medal NHC winner of spice/herb/vegetable category, their recipe also calls for 8oz dried jalapenos dry hopped.)

Kilgore_Trout · 11-06-2008, 07:28 PM

I would go with either dried peppers or a "pepper extraction" of some kind. The post above regarding the "pepper tea" sounds pretty reasonable.

King of Cascade · 11-06-2008, 07:39 PM

roast the peppers to bring out the flavor and sanitize them, then put them in the secondary for a few days. I love the combination also...ever try chocolate and cheese

imaguitargod · 11-06-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Kilgore_Trout

I would go with either dried peppers or a "pepper extraction" of some kind. The post above regarding the "pepper tea" sounds pretty reasonable.

Use dried pods (fresh is better, but dried is easy to order). I would skip the extract because usually they have been extracted via keytones which leave a bitter metallic taste behind. Plus that's an oil and it probably wouldn't mix as well as you would like with the beer.

Kilgore_Trout · 11-06-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by imaguitargod

Use dried pods (fresh is better, but dried is easy to order). I would skip the extract because usually they have been extracted via keytones which leave a bitter metallic taste behind. Plus that's an oil and it probably wouldn't mix as well as you would like with the beer.

Sorry, I guess my post wasn't clear as to what I meant.

I meant to make your own pepper extraction, using the tea method or alcohol. Putting oils in a brew is a very bad idea, if it wasn't you could just use the oil from a jar of peppers.

**Chriso** · 11-06-2008, 08:41 PM

Why not just dried chili powder?

I'm not criticizing -- I'm just interested to know! Seems like it'd be the cheapest, easiest way to add a little heat. I like the idea!!!!!!

Gordie · 11-07-2008, 05:33 PM

Righto. I'll update y'all with a recipe when I get my act together...

Gordie